[World Report] Profile: The Kirby Institute celebrates 30 years

November 23, 2016

The Lancet 388, 10059 (2016)

Author: Tony Kirby

The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society (the Kirby), based at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Established as a key component of Australia’s response to the HIV crisis in 1986, the institute was known for 25 years as the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research. In 2011, it was renamed the Kirby Institute to honour Australia’s long-serving (now retired) High Court judge Michael Kirby, a renowned champion of health and human rights.